{"id":155598,"date":"2025-09-15T23:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155598\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"latvian-lawmakers-say-no-need-for-immediate-border-closure","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/155598\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvian lawmakers say no need for immediate border closure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 15, <em>Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>The Saeima website has announced Latvia\u2019s preparedness to rapidly close the eastern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agencies concerned are ready for immediate action\u2014however, given the current level of military threat, there is no need for a complete border closure so far, the site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saeima.lv\/lv\/aktualitates\/saeimas-zinas\/34973-saeimas-nacionalas-drosibas-komisija-atbildigie-dienesti-ir-gatavi-nepieciesamibas-gadijuma-nekavejoties-slegt-valsts-austrumu-robezu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Saeima\u2019s national security commission reported on the eastern border situation and readiness to swiftly shut the frontier to Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 9, Lithuania announced its readiness to close the border with Belarus if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poland closed all checkpoints on the border with Belarus from September 12, at least for the duration of the Zapad-2025 exercise scheduled to close on September 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/latvia_pixabay_com.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Latvia joins Poland in restricting flights over eastern borders ahead of Zapad-2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 11, Pozirk. Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spr\u016bds has announced that a ban on flights over Latvia&#039;s shared border with Belarus and Russia will enter into force at 6 pm and last for at least one week, LSM reports. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/154836\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 15, Pozirk. The Saeima website has announced Latvia\u2019s preparedness to rapidly close the eastern border. The agencies concerned are ready for immediate action\u2014however, given the current level of military threat, there is no need for a complete border closure so far, the site said. 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